Handball World Championship 2027: schedule and how to watch

IPTV Sport TV editorial team · Published 26 October 2026 · 2 min read

The schedule

The President's Cup for the teams knocked out in the preliminary round is played in Magdeburg. The final match schedule, with the times of every game, is published by the IHF.

Kick-off times in Nordic time

Germany is on the same time as Sweden, Norway and Denmark, so a match listed at 20:30 in Germany starts at 20:30 in Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen, and at 21:30 in Finland. Germany's own preliminary-round matches start at 20:30.

With several groups playing on the same day, matches are spread from the afternoon to the late evening.

Which plan covers the championship

• One month: covers all 19 days, but has no catch-up.
• Three months: 7 days of catch-up, so an afternoon match can wait until the evening.
• Twelve months: four screens, when two group matches you care about run at the same time.

A stable stream beats 4K

Handball is played in short, fast attacks, and the ball changes direction every second. A stable HD stream over a cable is worth more than a 4K stream that stutters on a counter-attack. If the picture breaks up, switch to HD before anything else.

Check before 13 January

Rights to a World Championship are sold country by country, so which channel shows which match differs between Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Ask in the chat in early January which channels carry the championship, and test your setup before the opening match.

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